Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-11
The Prisoners Hear the Nevvs-DePuty
O,Neill Tells HOW 1t HapRened.

The Prisoners Hear the Neyvs-DeputE
O'NeIn Tells HOW 1t Happened.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-The explosion in
Lingg's cell caused decid ed sensation in the
jail. All the prisoners, ever two hundred,
heard the report. Jailer Folz carried the
news of Lingg's act to the other Anarchists.
AS he approached Parsons cell he said:
"Lingg has killed himself" "Great God, is
that se," exclaimed Parsons. eyes, it's
fact" was the reply. "Well, my God" ex-
claimed Parsons, "I wish I had some dyna-
mite myself. would kill myself only too
of the tragedy. 81 expected nothing else,"
said Spies quietly. 'tEver since the finding
of the bombs in his cell last Sunday I was
satisfied that if it was possible he would
make away with himself. For my own and
my comrades sake I am glad he is out of the
way"
According to Jailer Folz all of the remain
ing Anarchists were completely broken down
Schwab became deeply depressed. He walked
up and down his cell with his head on his
breast. Engel and Fischer refused to talk to
their keeper, but were evidently almost ever
whelmed by the tragedy. Jailer Folz and
his son Otto, who acts as chief turnkey at
the jail, were very much depressed this even
ing over the event of the day. Mr.. Folz
was asked to explain the way in which Lingg
had kept his dynamite cap from the eyes of
Lingg had very bushy head of hair. 1t
is not without the bounds of possibility that
he placed the cap in his locks and kept it
there while we searched him last Sunday
At that time he was stripped completely
My deputies searched all his clothing and
could find nothing of a suspicious chsrac-
ter"
Deputy Sheriff O'NeilI, who has been STA
toned directly in front of Lingg's cell, said:
cat $40 o'clock everything in the Jail was
quiet. The common prisoners were taking
their breakfast in the usual manner. Jailer
Conrad Folz, having driven from his home in
the north side, entered the jail at the hour
mentioned His first question was as to how
Lingg felt This remark was delivered to
myself. replied that the prisoner was very
quiet this morning. had my back to the
door of his cell, but to assure myself turned
about and looked into the enclosure Lingg
was lying down his cot. There was a
candle burning on his table. The use
of a candle has been allowed him
for some time. Jailer Folz went
into his private Office, which is about twenty
feet from the cage in which Lingg's cell is.
A moment later there was an explosion. To
my mind it was such an explosion as would
be occasioned by the discharge of a double
barrelled shotgun heavily loaded with not
only bird but slug shot. Immediately myself
and Deputies Englehardt, Egan and Hogan
jumped to the door of the cell. At the mo-
ment of the explosion Jailer Folz ran out of
his Office and crossing the reception room of
the Jail came to our assistance. At this
minute we saw few wreaths of smoke COM
ing out of the cell occupied by Lingg. The
prisoner was on the floor. The lower part of
his face was such mass of blood that the
features were unrecognizable. Blood was
scattered over the floor, on the cot, in places
on the wall and the body of the suicide was
covered with it."